What Texas’ SEC football schedule may look like

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Since 1996, Texas has been in the Big 12 Conference. We now know the end of their storied run in the conference will come at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 athletic season.

The Big 12 announced Thursday the conference came to an agreement with Texas and Oklahoma for the two schools to leave the conference one year earlier than the original plan of summer 2025. The agreement is subject to approval from the UT and OU governing boards.


FULL SCHEDULE: Texas’ final Big 12 schedule

The Southeastern Conference has won the last four college football national championships and the last 13 of 17. The Big 12 has not won a championship since the Longhorns took home the title in 2005.

Texas will keep its rivalry with Oklahoma when they move to the SEC and renew some old rivalries.

Teams in the SEC

The SEC has 14 teams right now:

Alabama Crimson Tide

Arkansas Razorbacks

Auburn Tigers

Florida Gators

Georgia Bulldogs

Kentucky Wildcats

LSU Tigers

Mississippi State Bulldogs

Missouri Tigers

Ole Miss Rebels

South Carolina Gamecocks

Tennessee Volunteers

Texas A&M Aggies

Vanderbilt Commodores

Texas A&M and Missouri were with the Longhorns in the Big 12 until 2012 when they bolted for the SEC. Can Texas fans expect to face the Aggies and Tigers every year? Let’s break down what Longhorns fans can expect.

Possible SEC Schedule

The SEC currently has two divisions: East and West. Each division consists of seven teams with the winner of each division earning a spot in the conference championship game.

It appears that the conference will move to a model without divisions when it moves to 16 teams. Two options are to have a nine-game conference schedule with three permanent games, or an eight-game conference slate with one permanent opponent.

For Texas, their one permanent opponent would figure to be Oklahoma. The Longhorns currently play a nine-game conference slate in the Big 12.

If the Longhorns’ three permanent opponents were the ones they had the most history against, it would be Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Arkansas, who used to battle Texas in the Southwest Conference for about eight decades. If that was the case, a possible Texas schedule in 2025 could look like this:

Week 1: @ Ohio State

Week 2: San Jose State

Week 3: UTEP

Week 4: vs. Alabama

Week 5: @ Georgia

Week 6: vs. Oklahoma (in Dallas)

Week 7: @ Texas A&M

Week 8: @ Vanderbilt

Week 9: vs. Kentucky

Week 10: vs. Arkansas

Week 11: @ Florida

Week 12: vs. Tennessee

If Texas had only one permanent opponent and an eight-game conference scheduke, they would have more freedom to rotate teams and venues each year. That could result in a schedule like this for 2027.

Week 1: vs. Michigan

Week 2: vs. UTEP

Week 3: vs. non-conference opponent

Week 4: @ South Carolina

Week 5: vs. Texas A&M

Week 6: vs. Oklahoma (in Dallas)

Week 7: @ Florida

Week 8: @ Vanderbilt

Week 9: vs. non-conference opponent

Week 10: vs. Auburn

Week 11: @ Alabama

Week 12: vs. Missouri

 

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Since 1996, Texas has been in the Big 12 Conference. We now know the end of their storied run in the conference will come at the conclusion of the 2023-2024 athletic season.

The Big 12 announced Thursday the conference came to an agreement with Texas and Oklahoma for the two schools to leave the conference one year earlier than the original plan of summer 2025. The agreement is subject to approval from the UT and OU governing boards.


FULL SCHEDULE: Texas’ final Big 12 schedule

The Southeastern Conference has won the last four college football national championships and the last 13 of 17. The Big 12 has not won a championship since the Longhorns took home the title in 2005.

Texas will keep its rivalry with Oklahoma when they move to the SEC and renew some old rivalries.

Teams in the SEC

The SEC has 14 teams right now:

Alabama Crimson Tide
Arkansas Razorbacks
Auburn Tigers
Florida Gators
Georgia Bulldogs
Kentucky Wildcats
LSU Tigers
Mississippi State Bulldogs
Missouri Tigers
Ole Miss Rebels
South Carolina Gamecocks
Tennessee Volunteers
Texas A&M Aggies
Vanderbilt Commodores

Texas A&M and Missouri were with the Longhorns in the Big 12 until 2012 when they bolted for the SEC. Can Texas fans expect to face the Aggies and Tigers every year? Let’s break down what Longhorns fans can expect.

Possible SEC Schedule

The SEC currently has two divisions: East and West. Each division consists of seven teams with the winner of each division earning a spot in the conference championship game.

It appears that the conference will move to a model without divisions when it moves to 16 teams. Two options are to have a nine-game conference schedule with three permanent games, or an eight-game conference slate with one permanent opponent.

For Texas, their one permanent opponent would figure to be Oklahoma. The Longhorns currently play a nine-game conference slate in the Big 12.

If the Longhorns’ three permanent opponents were the ones they had the most history against, it would be Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Arkansas, who used to battle Texas in the Southwest Conference for about eight decades. If that was the case, a possible Texas schedule in 2025 could look like this:

Week 1: @ Ohio State
Week 2: San Jose State
Week 3: UTEP
Week 4: vs. Alabama
Week 5: @ Georgia
Week 6: vs. Oklahoma (in Dallas)
Week 7: @ Texas A&M
Week 8: @ Vanderbilt
Week 9: vs. Kentucky
Week 10: vs. Arkansas
Week 11: @ Florida
Week 12: vs. Tennessee

If Texas had only one permanent opponent and an eight-game conference scheduke, they would have more freedom to rotate teams and venues each year. That could result in a schedule like this for 2027.

Week 1: vs. Michigan

Week 2: vs. UTEP

Week 3: vs. non-conference opponent

Week 4: @ South Carolina

Week 5: vs. Texas A&M

Week 6: vs. Oklahoma (in Dallas)

Week 7: @ Florida

Week 8: @ Vanderbilt

Week 9: vs. non-conference opponent

Week 10: vs. Auburn

Week 11: @ Alabama

Week 12: vs. Missouri

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